Elio’s mom was a simple person.

They had a big house but they did not have that many servants since she liked working and doing most of the things by herself.

There surely were people around to keep things in place, but most of them had been a part of this house for over a decade now.

They were no less than a family to the people that lived here. They were special and so were their roles.

“You all seem tired. Will you be resting or shall we make something to eat together?”

She might not be as good at cooking as the two young girls she was sitting with, but there were a few things that she simply made better than anyone else here.

There were things that she simply had mastered. There was no one in this house, perhaps in this entire neighborhood that could match her when it came to those things.

And one of those things, one of those simple yet essential things was Coffee.

“I think we should have dinner and then rest instead of waiting for now or waking up later on.”

“Right~? We can go for a walk after we eat as well~.”

They were tired already but they knew as long as they were in this house, they didn’t have any choice but to do as his mom said.

They could not possibly say no to most of the things that she said, and anything related to exercise was one of them.

“Sure…”

“We don’t have any choice anyway-.”

“Oh~. Would you look at the time~. It seems like I’ll have to go back now. I had this thing to do-.”

“Do you really think that works, Olive dear?”

Olive was here right now, and she had just heard what his mom said. There was no way she was skipping this anymore.

“There are things that one should not skip. Walking, exercising and reading are one of those things.”

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“Oh. Are we going to make something? Should I bring some fresh things?”

Elio’s father. The man whose Green eyes Elio and his sister had inherited.

He was someone of high position, someone who dealt with people, products, and things related to the industries and organizations on daily bases.

He was a busy person that had given his all to support his family.

Elio had learned hard work from him, he had obtained his tenacity, and at the same time, he had his mother’s stubbornness.

“Oh, that wouldn’t be necessary, dear. I already asked uncle Liem to bring groceries.”

He had learned a lot of things from these two, however, there was still one thing that he had still not completely understood… a topic that was so simple at the first glance that it seemed minuscule, and yet was so important that even after being with Alex for all these years, he had not really understood it…

“Alright then. I’ll be reading by myself. Or is there anyone who wants to join me?”

“Oh! Oh! Can I come with you uncle Fin?”

Be it Olive or someone else in their house, they all looked up to this simple looking person who was wearing a simple t-shirt with no shoes.

He was like Alex when it came to fashion, but unlike her minimalist nature, he simply didn’t have to care about his attire when he was in his personal space.

“Olive? Won’t you help us? We are going to make cookies as well so…”

“Hmm? Why are you making cookies at night?”

“For night snacks?”

“…weren’t you going to sleep? Why do you want snacks?”

“Of course we are going to sleep today, dummy. These will be for tomorrow.”

“You want to make cookies for tomorrow…?”

Olive couldn’t understand what Alex was saying or why she wanted to do something so strange.

There was no need to make cookie dough a night before if they weren’t going to use it anyway. Keeping it will overnight won’t really be effective.

No one in this house ate that kind of cookies as far as she knew so, this simply confused her.

“Well… you should help us if you wanna know why I want to do it, no?” Alex was smirking, which meant she wasn’t using some kind of weird tactic to make Olive do something she did not want.

She didn’t wanna go for a walk and she had no intention of staying in the kitchen when she could just go and watch some news and see what was happening.

There were many things that she needed to take care of anyway so getting away from all the work was her first choice right now…

“Ugh…”

But since Alex was smirking at her like this, this simple girl knew there definitely was something to this whole cookie thing.

“Alright. I’ll stay back…”

“Oh? Then I’ll be going by myself. Take care, children.”

Elio’s dad Floyd and his mom Minerva who people also called Lady V from her past profession. These two were quite a unique pair…

“Alright then. Let’s go make some food~.”

They met when she was staying at one of the hotels during a grand tournament, a place which was owned by their family.

Back then, she was simply a young girl like Alex, someone who knew little about the rest of the world outside of her own interests.

The bows and arrows were her life and her eyes were her everything.

The target was her best friend, while the winds were her situationships. They were close, but at the same time, had a bitter relationship.

She had later befriended these winds but before that, she knew little about the worldly things, knew little about the art that she had mastered itself.

“So, what’s everyone thinking? Something light or a heavy feast to celebrate the safe return of all my little sweeties?”

Apparently, V was checking into the hotel and then there was a sudden robbery.

The robbers came in armed and were blocking the gates, ready to aim for the civilians and the people present in the lobby.

But she noticed them, took out her bow and practice arrows, and took down six armed robbers with simple arrows, almost critically injuring one of them who was almost about to target an old lady.

There was a commotion back then, and then the owner of that place who was apparently staying there for the time being, was informed of the incident.

“Mom… I don’t feel like eating much.”

“I’m feeling shrimps. A salad preferably.”

“Hmm? You two don’t wanna eat much either? I don’t think I’ll be eating much either. But I was thinking something like taco. Light and also fulfilling.” They didn’t wanna eat much, and, their elder V understood what they all wanted.

“I see, then let’s go make some light dinner~.”

V and Fin…

He was the first one to apologize to her as well as the one that thanked her for her help at that time. And as a thanks, he offered her a dinner at a certain fancy meeting that he was going to at that time.

It was a famous place where even people like him couldn’t get a reservation, but he was lucky enough to get the chance, and he shared that chance with her.

But then there was another incident when they were going to that place, so they were late, and by the time they reached the place, they had missed their chance… and since she wasn’t in the mood anymore, they just ate some pizza.

Later, well, they made up at the hotel and then, the entire time she was there, they kept meeting for lunch, for dinners, perhaps brunch, and sometimes much later at nights as well…

It was a fling, they both knew that, so they simply enjoyed the moment.

They were together for three weeks. And then she had to go back, so they parted ways on a good note.

However…

She was different.

So, he went to her, met her again, stalked her, met her again, and… since she shared his feelings as well, they gave it another try.

But then there was another incident, a big one. Both of them almost lost each other back then… but they somehow came out of it alive.

And it was only then that they fell in love…

They were together for three years before they got engaged and in the same year, they got married, and it was also at that time that Alice came to this world.

There were many incidents, accidents, and tragedies in their journey, but they still somehow found each other again…

Twenty seven years and they were still together. Which, for them, and for the rest of them who knew their story, was nothing less than a miracle.

“Oh, is Eth coming? Didn’t she say she’d be coming?”

“Those two ended up breaking one of Alex’s chips so dad is now fixing it. And, well, since it’s complicated, mom’s helping him as well.”

“Thankfully, it was a spare one so we won’t need it for now.”

Even Alex did not understand how he managed to bend her titanium pin… it was an alloy so it was even more surprising to her.

But it was fixable. With some right tools, it wouldn’t take too long… the reason they were locked up in their rooms was something else.

But since everyone knows that already, no one said anything about it specifically.

With V and the rest of the helpers in the kitchen, they started preparing their dinner for tonight…

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